# Variolytics

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/variolytics

- Industry: Industrial Machinery
- Headquarters: Stuttgart, Germany
- Website: www.variolytics.de
- Latest round: Seed (Dec 7, 2022)
- Investors on record: 2

## About

Based in Stuttgart, Germany, and founded in 2020, Variolytics GmbH operates as a manufacturer of EmiCo, Vario one, and Vario two used as emission monitoring for wastewater. The company also offers consultation services. It was founded as a spin-off of the Fraunhofer IGB in Stuttgart by Dr. Matthias Stier (CEO) and Johann Barlach. In January 2025, Variolytics GmbH raised an undisclosed amount of venture funding led by new investor Nordic Alpha Partners, with participation from another new investor the European Innovation Council. Returning investors Fraunhofer Technologie-Transfer Fonds GmbH and High-Tech Grunderfonds also participated in the round. The company offers analysis solutions for biotechnology, environmental monitoring, and industry. It offers wastewater monitoring by offering targeted monitoring for sewage treatment plants, fermentation control processes, pollution analysis, and gas analysis by using Variolytics devices and this technology can be used to measure tasks and determine gases from the low ppb to the 100% range. The firm also offers catalysis monitoring, laboratory analysis along with consulting services. 

The company plans to use the January 2025 funding to advance the development of their sensor technology and software platform.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Dec 7, 2022 — High-Tech Gruenderfonds, Fraunhofer Technologie-Transfer Fonds

## Investors

- High-Tech Gruenderfonds (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/high-tech-gruenderfonds) — Seed
- Fraunhofer Technologie-Transfer Fonds — Seed